Category: Automattic

My life at Automattic

  • What happens when Amazon can’t deliver your parcel

    What happens when Amazon can’t deliver your parcel

    We’ve all seen stories of what couriers do a in vain attempt to deliver a parcel but what actually happens when Amazon are unable to do so? I’ve experienced it this week and, it has to be said, it didn’t go very well.

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  • I Take It Back – Don’t buy from Game

    I Take It Back – Don’t buy from Game

    A while ago I talked about how you should support your local high street games retailer and, in particular, Game. However, after a recent experience I’m taking that back.

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  • Bye bye BT

    Bye bye BT

    Right now an outage is on-going for many BT broadband customers across the UK. With many websites accessible, it may take days to resolve. It started last night, and coincided with a loss of their DNS server as well, but even 12 hours later they weren’t reporting any issues other than for a small number of places. The system status checker showed no issues in my area, even though I was talking with people on Twitter, living nearby, who had the same problems.

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  • My Sony Xperia Tablet Z just updated!

    My Sony Xperia Tablet Z just updated!

    Bearing in mind the Sony Xperia Tablet Z came out 2 years ago, I’m impressed that it’s just been upgraded to Lollipop. My wife’s Motorola Moto G still hasn’t, and that’s only from last year. So, congratulations where due to Sony for still maintaining past products.

  • Trust BT? I Wouldn’t

    Trust BT? I Wouldn’t

    After BT & A Lack of Customer Service and some rather variable network quality in recent months, I made the decision that at the end of my current contract I’d “jump ship”. Zen Internet, with their much lauded customer service, and lack of any kind of traffic “shaping” is ideal. They offer a phone and broadband package, the latter being available up to the equivalent of my current Infinity 2. It’s a bit more money per month but, to me, that’s worthwhile.

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